Project Gutenberg 2011-08-03 Public domain in the USA. 96 Ballou, Maturin M. (Maturin Murray) 1820 1895 Murray, Lieutenant Forester, Frank Ballou, M. M. (Maturin Murray) Ballou, Maturin Murray 01021678 Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America Produced by Julia Miller, Carol Ann Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Equatorial America" by Maturin M. Ballou is a descriptive travel account written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles Ballou's journey through the Caribbean islands and South America, offering vivid observations of various locations, including St. Thomas, Martinique, and Barbados, along with insights on their cultures and landscapes. This travelogue is likely to appeal to readers interested in exploration, geography, and the historical context of these regions during a time when global travel was becoming more accessible. The opening of the narrative sets the stage for a long voyage to the Caribbean aboard the ship Vigilancia. Ballou shares his reflections on the routines of maritime travel, the excitement at the sight of land after days at sea, and his awe of the Gulf Stream's mysterious currents. Upon approaching St. Thomas, he vividly describes the island's lush scenery, the lively atmosphere among the local population, and the curious experiences with old slaving vessels and the antics of local divers. Ballou’s prose captures the beauty and complexity of the environment while foreshadowing the encounters and explorations that lie ahead in his journey through equatorial America. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en South America -- Description and travel West Indies -- Description and travel Antilles, Lesser -- Description and travel F2201 Text Travel Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 609328 609337 2024-09-15T14:01:03.720575 2023-09-16T07:26:02.043329 text/html text/html 608991 2011-08-03T10:10:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 314049 2011-08-03T10:10:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 385365 2024-09-15T14:01:10.817531 application/epub+zip 395052 2024-09-15T14:01:05.307541 application/epub+zip 294901 2024-09-15T14:01:04.344525 application/epub+zip 548898 2024-09-15T14:01:17.189471 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 532883 2024-09-15T14:01:10.065533 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 534863 2022-09-17T04:22:10.577023 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 599688 599461 2024-09-15T14:01:03.251530 2023-09-16T07:26:01.557329 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 599579 2011-08-03T10:10:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 232031 2011-08-03T10:10:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 599676 2011-08-03T10:10:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 231895 2011-08-03T10:10:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21219 2024-09-15T14:01:17.580466 application/rdf+xml 14964 2024-09-15T14:01:04.695514 image/jpeg 3809 2024-09-15T14:01:04.517523 image/jpeg 364682 2024-09-15T14:01:03.781536 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia